This Latin
American Art auction at Christie's New York November 20 and 21, 2013 is
highlighted by very good works by Matta, Camargo, Tamayo, Carrington,
Kutica, Torres-Garcia, Reveron and Rivera.

There are several works by Matta (1911-2002) in the auction.

Lot 13, "Morphologie Psychologique (Fleureur), is an oil on canvas by
Matta that measures 28 by 36 inches and was painted in in 1939.
The catalogue entry notes that the painting "is a seminal
Matta work, done not long after he first began to paint in oil on
canvas after working as a draftsman in the Paris atelier of
Le Corbusier. It has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000.
It sold for
$995,000 including the buyer's premium as do all results mentioned in
this article. The auction total was $21,261,125.

Lot 44 is a very
large and very bright abstract composition by Matta entitled "Exterieur
de l'image." An oil on canvas, it measures 79 by 118 inches
and was painted in 1973. It has an estimate of $250,000 to
$350,000. It
sold for $365,000.

Lot 12 is a
good, fiery abstract composition by Matta from 1955. Entitled
"Salt of the Earth," it is an oil on canvas that measure 45 by 57 1/2
inches. It has an estiamte of $150,000 to $200,000. It sold for $341,000.

Lot 45 is a
large abstract composition by Matta with the marvelous title of
"Syllable of Spring." It look like a combustible
caterpillar struggling to emerge from a snow-covered field of twigs.
An oil on canvas, it measures 37 1/4 by 57 1/4 inches and was
painted in 1953. It has an estimate of $225,000 to $275,000. It failed to sell.

Lot 7 is a good,
typical oil on linen by Wilfredo Lam (1902-1982). It is
entitled "Des Memes Racines (Cheval Bon Dieu)" and measures 29 by 36
1/2 inches. It was painted in 1945. It has an
estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It sold for $461,000.

One of the
auction's strongest works is Lot 125, "Marinos encerrados en el mar de
Bothnia," by Guillermo Kuitca (b. 1961). An acryllic on
canvas, it measures 36 by 74 inches and was painted in 1991
It has an estimate of $60,000 to $80,000. It sold for $93,750.

Lot 51 is a very
dramatic and large oil on canvas by Guilleremo Kuitca (b. 1961) that is
entitled "El Mar Dulce." It measures 59 by 78 3/4 inches and
was painted in 1984. The painting is inspired by the famous
scene of a baby carriage bounding out of control down a large staircase
in Odessa. The lot has an estimate of $125,000 to $175,000.
It sold for
$149,000.

The best of the
works being offered by Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) is Lot 50, "Personajes
cogidos de la mano," an oil and sand on canvas. It measures 76 1/8 by
51 inches and was painted in 1971. It has an estimate of
$500,000 to $700,000.
It sold for $653,000.

Lot
6 is another Tamayo oil and sand on canvas that is entitled "Aviories
de paso." It measures 40 by 30 inches and was painted in
1947.
It was once in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
It has an estimate of $600,000 to $800,000. It sold for
$635,000.

Lot 24 is an
excellent oil on cardboard entitled "Pintura Constructiva" by Joaquin
Torres-Garcia (1874-1949). It measures 20 by 16 5/8 inches
and was painted in 1935. It has an estimate of $500,000 to
$700,000. It
sold for $605,000.

Lot 21 is a very
pleasant oil and tempera on paper laid down on board by Armando Reveron
(1889-1954). It measures 37 3/4 by 43 inches and was painted
in 1933. It is entitled "Juanita sentada (Descanso)."
It has an estimate of $300,000 to $400,000. It sold for $341,000.

Alejandro Xul
Solar (1887-1963) is noted for his very colorful and surprising work of
which Lot 91 is a good example. Entitled "Good King
Wenceslas," it is a tempera and ink on paper laid down on cardboard.
It measures 7 by 8 5/8 inches. It was painted in
1961. It has an estimate of $18,000 to $22,000. It
failed to sell.

Lot 70 is a very
small but very lovely watercolor and graphite on paper by Diego Rivera
(1886-1957). It measures 4 by 5 1/8 inches and was executed
in 1950. It has an estimate of $18,000 to $22,000. It sold for $50,000.

One of the more
striking works in the auction is Lot 30, "Untitled (Water, Only, God,
Harvest, Burn, No)," by Mira Schendel (1919-1988), The mixed
media on canvas measures 21 1/2 by 15 inches and was created in 1964,
It has an an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $125,000.

Lot 46 is an oil
on canvas by Leonora Carrington (1917-2011) entitled Santa Teresa en la
cocina." An oil on canvas, it measures 20 by 39 3/8 inches
and was painted in 1958. It has an estimate of $225,000 to
$275,000. It
failed to sell.

Lot 14 is
another work by Carrington that is an oil on canvas that measures 19
3/4 by 44 inches. It is entitled "Arca de Noé" and was
painted in 1967. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. It sold for $245,000.

Lot 177 is an
impressive acryllic on canvas by Jacobo Borges (b. 1931) entitled
"Esperando a... (waiting for...)." It measures 19 3/4 by 59
1/8 inches and was painted in 1972. It has an estimate of
$18,000 to $22,000. It
sold for $56,250.

Lot 52, "Cabez
quermada," is a striking work by Antonio Berni that is a mixed media
assemblage on board that measures 25 by 18 1/8 inches. It was
created in 1962 and nas an esitmate of $60,000 to $80,000. It sold for $75,000.

Lot 3 is a very
fine charcoal and pastel on canvas by Fernando Botero (b. 1932)
entitled "The Family." It measures 78 1/4 by 69 inches and
was created in 1974. It has an estimate of $300,000 to
$400,000. It
sold for $533,000.

Lot 19 is a
large oil on canvas by Fernando Botero (b. 1932) entitled "Card
Players." It measures 60 by 71 inches and was painted in
1991. It has an estimate of $1,500,000 to
$2,000,000. It
failed to sell.

Lot 36,
"Untitled (Relief No. 21/52)," is a white painted wood construction by
Sergio Camargo (1930-1990). It measures 33 1/4 by
33 1/2 inches and was painted in 1964. It has an
estimate of $400,000 to $600,000. It sold for $2,165,000, a world
auction record for the artist.

Another Camargo,
Lot 25, "a similar painted wood construction in red that measures 47
1/4 by 39 1/8 inches and dated 1970 has an estimate of $700,000 to
$900,000. It
sold for $1,325,000.

One of the more
striking geometric works is Lot 27, "Physichromie No. 1334," by Carlos
Cruz-Diez (b. 1923). An acrylic and plastic elements on panel
with aluminum frame, it measures 24 1/4 by 59 1/8 inches and was
created in 2000. It has an estimate of $175,000 to $225,000.
It sold for
$269,000.